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Show THE BULLETIN. K'NGHAM. UTAH g3BuBEN Amls Williams 1 1 c Fi AMf s f mT 3 worked under Corkran's instruction to learn the knots and bends and hitches, and how to seize and splice and serve. John Gale, observing the friend-ship between McAusland and Cork-ra- n, tried to understand Its basis. He saw that when they were togeth-er, George was always the listener. The mate called Corkran to some duty; and George, turning, saw John Gale near them, and stopped beside him. "Corkran's a strange man," he said, and he colored in a slow way. "Most men are ashamed of their vices, but he brags about his. He's simply an animal" The older man suggested: "You can't always Judge men by the way they talk, George." "I suppose not." McAusland laughed uncertainly. "And I like him, in spite of what he is," he ad-mitted. "I don't know why." One late afternoon, George, under Corkran's instruction, was learning to put an eye-spli- in a discarded piece of eight-inc- h cable when the masthead man sighted the first dis-tant peaks above Honolulu. George laid down spike and maul and swarmed aloft to see for himself; and when presently he descended, 3 CHAPTER I L crew is one thing; to Hands aboard till sailing fj(10ther. At dusk. Captain ked the Sunset from the :ett into the stream to wait tlnorning tide. She was a Id ship of three hundred and oI, tons burden, bound for Lfslands to load with sandal-4- ' Chinese and Indian ports; Ha under charter to the J Board to carry certain find passengers from San !j) to Honolulu and to the t, on the way. "I want to men overnight to sober 3i the missionaries come jlr. Chase," Captain. Keen J mate as the ship swung to jr. "And another thing, cfj they're with us, I'll have ashore at Honolulu, or at 4is, nor any native girls In the ship at alL" erend John Gale and Mrs. 'ft returning to their post in :a after a year'i leave at Jnd the Reverend George 4id went to serve his ap-Jli- ip with them. McAusland ji young man as years go, joining for the ministry was concluded.. He was rath-s- ; and decidedly thin. He Tally, thirty-eig- ht years old. 'fie, since they met a day or ire, bad studied his new as-- i He had some misgivings, l--i seemed full of a restless less; but the old minister ;t too much zeal could be !rous as too little, iship, Mrs. Gale went to her i settle her belongings there; a Gale and McAusland a deck to watch the e. i decided you to become a Gale asked. 1 sir, at the Seminary I read deal about the mission to :wich Islands, and I want ise the men who led that iy did so much, and ev--f loved them." McAusland pbly: "I want to help peo- - to be loved. I'm pretty fboul it, though; about mak-jis.- " tier suggested: "The trick is Leople. People like a man i to like them." He asked: M turned you toward the at your age?" I Mary turned to look up at him. The sun from the skylight fell full upon her countenance as she turned, and George stopped like a struck man, shaken and trembling. She thought he would fall, and she rose quickly to help him, slim and yet warmly round in her tight bodice above loose full skirts of sober stuff. The button at her throat was unfastened; and George as his eyes fell before hers saw her smooth white throat She touched his arm, steadying him; and John Gale spoke her name and his, and she said: "Here, I'll help you. Sit here." George said defensively: "I'm all right." He freed himself and sat down; but his arm where she had touched it burned long after her fingers were removed. He sat be-side her at the table with Captain Keen at the head, but he could not look at her. He ate briefly, a little, with trembling hands, silent, so that his silence oppressed them all. Aft-erward he took refuge in his cabin again; and when next day, his ankle quickly healing, he was able to hob-ble on deck, he walled himself be-hind an intense dignity. But if he was afraid of Mary, he was attracted to Joseph Neargood. The Marquesan was youthfully im-pressed by his own consecration to the Mission work in which he would presently assume a place. McAus-land, his own life committed to lead the Island people to Christianity, saw in Neargood a fine example of what could be done in that direction. The Sunset was five days out of Honolulu; and the day was lovely and serene, with a light steady breeze and a long easy swell so that the breast of ocean rose and fell as sweetly as the bosom of a sleeping woman. Two sailors on a stage slung over the side forward were scraping and painting, and Mary Doncaster and Mrs. Gale stood by the rail above the catheads, idly watching the men and watching the porpoises under the bow. Now and then as they talked together the sound of Mary's laughter rang out pleasantly. Captain Keen, near the two missionaries aft, cocked his head that way and chuckled. "We'll be sorry to say good-by- e to Miss Doncaster," he remarked. "The girl has an honest, friendly sound in her laughing." Mary and the others were coming aft toward them; and George, al-ways apt to avoid Mary, went for-ward along the other side of the deck. She looked after him, her eyes sobered by. hurt; and a mo-ment later, when Mrs. Gale and Joseph Neargood had gone below, she smiled and said to John Gale: "I saw you talking with poor Mr. McAusland." He chuckled. "Now I wonder why you call him 'poor.' " "But isn't he? He might have so many things, but he's afraid to take them." "Afraid?" "Well, at least sort of ashamed, and shy." "Ashamed of what?" The old man watched her with a lively Interest "Ashamed of life, perhaps." The girl's cheeks were bright. "Don't you know people like that? Old maids who insist that there's some-thing sinful in loving and marrying? People who persuade themselves that the things they want to do and don't dare do are really wrong; and who think everyone else is wicked for doing them?" He spoke in an affectionate amuse-ment "So wise so young!" "I'm not so awfully young," Mary assured him. "I'm nineteen. Re-member I lived on Gilead till I was ten, and the Island girls start hav-ing babies when they're not much older than that." (TO BE CONTINUED) She looked after him, her eyes sobered by hurt. dropping from the ratlines the last six or eight feet to the deck, he stepped on the marlinspike where he had left it It rolled under him; and the result was a severely sprained ankle. John Gale bandaged the hurt; but in the morning when they were anchored McAusland was too lame to walk. The Sunset would lie in harbor overnight while Captain Keen lightered off the freight con-signed to the Honolulu mission but Mr. and Mrs. Gale went to lodge with friends ashore, and they urged George, despite his lameness, to come along. When George decided to stay aboard, Mrs. Gale thought he was shyly relieved at having a valid excuse for avoiding a casual meeting with many strangers. Ashore, she and her husband found that two other passengers would board the Sunset here. One was Joseph Neargood, a tall young Mar-quesan convert trained in the col-lege at Oahu, going now to take his place in the native mission at Fatu-hiv- a. The other was Mary Doncas-ter. Her father and mother had es-tablished themselves twenty years ago on one of the smaller northern islands of the Marquesan group, which Ephraim Doncaster called Gilead. Mary was born there a year later, and lived there till when she was ten years old they sent her home to New Bedford to school. Now she was returning to them; and John Gale, when he had talked with her, approved Mary mightily. He and Mrs. Gale agreed between themselves that it would be good for McAusland to have the girl's com-pany aboard the Sunset during the rest of the voyage to Gilead. When they were all rowed out to the ship next afternoon a little before sailing time, the old man looked forward to watching McAusland's face light with pleasure at first sight of Mary; but George was not on deck to greet them, and John Gale found him in his bunk with a slight temperature, presumably from the pain of his hurt and answered frankly: "I'd nan, in Nevada City, in the There may have been sur-- ; the older man's quick md an unspoken question, i'Jier explained: "I suppose bok like a man of violence; (:my temper. He was drunk, ping at me, and I threw a at him. It hit him in the pale thought he would have his estimates of this fan. "Wasn't that Just an j'" he suggested reassur- - pose a man is responsible ' his accidents," McAusland "He had no family. There iing I could do directly; but i to find some way to a Keen, one eye on his ship, em with some casual word, nd walked forward to watch t and fish the anchor, and Je looked after him, and loment he smiled and asked ain: you take that young man ie hesitated, used McAus-r- a phrase "a man of vio- - ptain said wisely: "There's J knowing. The quietest a I ever knew killed four rates with a caps'an bar." d I are going to work to-es- e next years," John Gale . "I'm trying to find out of man he is." Keen said: "You'll find fitly. Being shut up on the ) with a man, you come to n. , The sea strips him ars him down till what's J shows through." minister nodded; and dur-lay- s that followed, while t took her peaceful way e peaceful sea, he some-ugh- t that McAusland was than an enthusiastic boy. morning at sea, he him- - on deck to find the other 'd, his sober black trousers his thin shins, pushing a up and down the plank-- f the instruction of the h the parrot The sailor's s Corkran; and the two hing together at McAus-kwardnes- The parrot George too, its head and presently it nipped ear and said wheedlingly: ' pretty. Mighty pretty I " laughed and clapped Mc-- n the shoulder. "There, he said. "That's Pat's ying he takes to you." ndship between these two rapidly. Corkran was an 'an, above the level of his the forecastle; and he did o cheerfully and complete--! had certain tacit privi-henev-he was on deck, eorge were apt to be was intensely tout ship's business. He George did not come to supper, so he did not see Mary till next morning. John Gale had told him she was aboard, but afraid of say-ing too much he said only: "She's the daughter of Ephraim Doncaster, the missionary at Gilead." George inattentively expected Mary to be like a younger edition of Mrs. Gale. Mrs. Gale was pretty as pa-per flowers under a glass case, with a pale and delicate beauty that would not disturb a man; but Mary was mightily disturbing, beautiful not with youth alone but already ripely. The ship's carpenter had fashioned a crutch for George out of a mop-handl- e and a block of timber cut to fit the minister's shoulder socket When George hobbled out into the cabin, the others were al-ready at table, Mary. sitting with her back to him; but John Gale greeted George as he appeared, aud , 0IiousehodNeius 5" 4 X V? 4.1 1 '' . THE HOLIDAY SEASON APPROACHES! Sm Recipes Below) One of the most important ooca-slo-in the year's schedule of holi-days is the Christmas dinner. As bomemakers, it behooves us to crown it with a superlative dessert. Cakes, fragrant with spices, and rich with fruits and nuts, are tradi-tional Christmas fare, and are more than satisfying as a finale to the feast Fruit cakes improve with age. They become mellow and more as the days go by. So, make them early and let them ripen until the holiday season arrives. Proper storage prevents fruit cakes from molding and drying out Wrap the cooled cakes in wax paper, and store in tightly eovered tins. Pour a little wine or fruit Juice over the cakes, every week or so, and when ready to be served they will be mel-lowed to the proper degree. Make out your Christmas list now. I'm sure tou will find a few friends tie as possible in order to avoid crystallization of the glace. White Fruit Cake. (Makes 5 pound fruit cake.) V cup butter 2 cups sugar 7 eggs (separated) Vk cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder Vi teaspoon salt 1 cup sweet milk 1 teaspoon lemon extract 1 pound white raisins Vt pound figs Vt pound blanched almonds V pound citron Vx pound candied cherries Vt pound candied pineapple Cream butter and add sugar. Sep-arate eggs, beat egg yolks and add. Mix and sift together dry ingredi-ents and add alternately with the milk. Add lemon extract Cut fruits and add. Blend well and fold in well-beate- n egg whites. Place in pans lined with wax paper and bake 1 hour in a very slow oven (27S degrees); then increase heat slight-ly (300 degrees) and bake 2 hours more. Yuletide Cookies. (Makes 60 cookies) Vi cup butter . 1 cup light brown sugar 2 eggs (well beaten) and relatives to whom you may send fruit cakes. They will make charming gifts, especially for those away from home, and who have neither time nor the facilities z cups hour Vt teaspoon soda Vi teaspoon salt Vi teaspoon nut-meg Vt teaspoon cin-namon 2 tablespoons of sour cream 1 teaspoon vanil-la extract V4 cup seedless raisins to bake their own. Wrapped in cel-lophane and tied with a bow, or fastened with colorful Christmas seals, the packaged fruit cake is indeed "lovely to look at and de-lightful to eat." A box of Christmas cookies of va-rious shapes, sizes and kinds will be an appreciated present for some-one on your list. Perhaps it is the kindly little old lady next door, or the lonely old man down on the corner, both of whom will thank you for your thoughtfulness. Christinas Fruit Cake. (Makes 10 pounds) 1 pounds currants 3 pounds seedless raisins 1 pound citroa 1 pound mixed candied fruit 1 pound candied pineapple 1 pound candied cherries 1 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 6 eggs 4 cups pastry flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon allspice 1 teaspoon nutmeg Vi teaspoon cloves Vt teaspoon salt 1 cup fruit Juice or wine Cut fruits. Cream butter and add sugar. Add well-beate- n egg yolks. Mix and sift dry ingredients and add alternately with fruit Juice or wine to the butter mixture. Add fruit Fold in beaten egg whites. Place in baking pans lined with wax paper. Cover pans with wax ' paper and steam S hours. Then bake I hour In a slow oven (275 degrees). Gum Drop Cookies. 4 eggs 2V cups light brown sugar V cup)candied cherries (cut) V cup citron (cut fine) Vi cup dates (cut fine) Vt cup pecan nut meats (cut) Cream butter, add sugar slowly and beat thoroughly. Add eggs. Mix and sift all dry ingredients and add alternately with cream and vanilla extract Fold in fruit and nut meata. Chill thoroughly; Uen break off in small pieces, form into balls, flat-ten, and place on. greased cookie sheet Bake ia a moderate oven (330 degrees) for approximately 12 minutes. Orange and Lemon Christmas Coeklea. (Makes about 5 dozen rookies) 1 cup sugar Vi cup orange Juice Vi cup lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon peel (grated) 1 teaspoon orange peel (grated) 3 cups flour (sifted)' 2 teaspoons baking powder Vi teaspoon salt Vt cup butter (melted) Mix sugar and fruit Juices well Add grated peel, dry ingredients and melted butter. Stir well. Dough sheuld be firm enough to rolL Rail very thin and cut with fancy cutter in Christmas shapes. Bake on a greased sheet in a moderately hot even (373 degrees) for about It min-utes, or until lightly browned on the edges. (The dough may be chilled in the refrigestor for about a half hour to make trie rolling sim-pler). Feeding Father. Don't let father down when the holiday season catches up with you. You may be busy with the holiday tasks before you, but Dad will still be around for the eve-ning meals, and during the week-ends, and the family must be fed, regardless of the amount of work to be done. Miss Howe's cookbook "Feed-ing Father" will help you im-mensely in preparing the family meals. It contains recipes for simplified dishes to serve which will delight the family because they are so good to eat You may secure your copy of the cookbook by writing ta 'Teed-in- g Father," care of Eleanor Howe, 919 North Michigan Ave-nue, Chicago, Illinois, and enclos-ing 10 cents in coin. (Released by Western Newspaper Cwoa. ' 2 cups flour 1 cup nutmeats (chopped) 18 large gum drops (cut in small pieces) Beat eggs thor-oughly. Add sug-- ar and continue beating. Add flour and beat until smooth. Fold in nut meats and gum drops. Spread even-ly in 1 large or 2 medium-size- d greased baking pans. 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